The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-01-08
Current Events Epitomized.

-Luzsrne county expenditures for 1886
amounted to $50, ,244.59.
-Lehigh county poor house has two
hundred and seventy inmates.
-Dphtheria prevails to an alarming ex-
tent throughout the Mahoning Valley.
-Weatherly will probably have an over
all and shirt mandatory which will en-
ploy thirty hands.
For smooth shave and fine hair cut
go TO Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite the
ADVOCATE Office. \
The grand Eistsddfod held at Lansford
last Saturday is said to haye been an un-
paralelled success.
Go to Frs. Rederer, under the Ex-
change Hotel, for a smooth shave and
fashionable hair cut. n
Don't fail to read the advertisement
headed ''Save time and money" and end
ing, "All cheap for cash." \
Our carrier, "Tom," desires to return
thanks for the generous manner in which
our patrons remembered him on New
Years day
The Lansford Record starts out the
new year with nice, new dress, which in
dicates that our brother on the hill is meet
ing with success.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the teachers of our public schools fer
theIholding of an entertainment on Febru-
ary IL. Its success is foregone conclusion.
If you have not paid your taxes for
1886, you should do so before January 18th
instant, as you will have to pay per cent.
additional after that date. Don't you for
get it.
-When in need of anything in the line
of plain or fancy job werk, you should
make it point to call at this office. Prices
as low as the lowest and workmanship
guaranteed.
Thomas Evans, burgess of Nanticoke,
who was recently impeached for malfeas-
ance in Office and neglect of duty by the
town council, was arrested Tuesday for
having appropriated the borough funds,
"A white and black spotted hound, with
little tan around the head, strayed from
the residences Of Edwin j. Lentz, in Ms
Hollow, on Christmas Day. The finder
will be suitably rewarded on returning him
to the owner.
For the week ending Dec 81, there
were l23, 1856 tons of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total to
date of $50, 1924 tons, and showing an de-
crease Of 24,744 tons compared with same
date last year.
by premature explosion of powder at
Fracksyille, Schuylkill county, Friday,
Thomas Fisher was SO badly burned that
he died soon afterwards. Richard Penn
and Harry Mccormick were both badly
burned though not fatally.
Under the law of 1879, now in full force,
there need be no trouble from tramps in
this State. 1t provides for years hard
work for any tramp committed by Justice
and any citizen may arrest and take an
offender before the proper tribunal. Every
community owes 1t TO Itself to see that the
law is enforced against all offenders.
Joseph Krum, of town, almost COM
pletely severed the third finger of his left
hand at the Packerton shops on Friday
He Is carpenter, and having occasion to
turn piece of timber, he caught his.left
hand between it and guage, he held in
his hand at the time, with the result above
stated. The wound was dressed by Dr.
Ssipls.
The following members of Carbon
Castle, x. G. E., of this place, became Past
Chiefs at the last meeting of that order:
+. Doug. Miller,T. j. Beck, H. r. Kriedler,
II. V. Mortimer, Jr., Jon. Kistler, L. o.
j. Strauss, NJ. G. Trexler, D. n. Reichard
X. j. Rshrig, r. II. Bauman, p. S. Kress-
ley, A. Waterbor, L. A. Werner and II. II.
Peters.
Standing before clergyman who was
about to marry him, rustic was asked:
"Wilt thou have this woman?" The man
started with surprise, and replied: GAY,
surely! Whoy, coined a purposeW David
Ebbert,the popular North street liveryman,
furnished the teams for the bridal party
who took drive through the beautiful
MahOning Valley.
Eugene B. Archer left home in Muh-
len berg township, Berks county, on the
22nd of December last, and has not been
heard from since that time. He is fourteen
years old, well built and has horizontal
scar on the forehead above the right eye.
Information of the boy is desired by j. N.
Jacobs, $50 Court street, Reading, Pa, who
will pay all reasonable expenses.
1t is fact well known, that If it was
not for DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup hotel pro
prietors in Florida would put their rates up
to ten dollars per day.
Histories make men wise, poets witty"
But what in the world does man want
with either when he has spIained his ankle.
No sir, not these, not thesel Give him but
enc bottle OF Salvation Oil, the greatest
cure on earth for pain. Price 25c.
The burglars who stole 81 600 worth
OF goods from the jewelry stere of Book K
Gloyer, at Hazletou, last week, have been
captured and are now in jail at Wilkesbarre.
Their names are Michael Quinn, Sam.
Sheppard, notorious character, who has
been the terror of the Luzerne county police
for many years, and Simon Sheporwich,
Polish Jew, of Plymouth, who was the re-
esiver of the stolen articles. A Pinkerton
detective assisted by the Wllkesbarre police
made the arrest.